Challenges

Depression in teenagers is increasing at an alarming rate. This document discusses facts.

An epidemic of financial illiteracy is going unnoticed in the US. Debt and absence of saving are often associated with an inability to understand economic and financial transactions. We can teach our children to be better prepared than us.

Many teens experiment with drugs and alcohol, but few realize the risks. Teens who abuse drugs may have a greater risk of developing an addiction when they are adults. Teen drug abuse can have long-term cognitive and behavioral effects since the teenage brain is still developing.

The brain mechanisms that underly the consumption decisions of goods (such as foods) also underly the consumption of addictive substances. This presentation goes over this mechanism and explains what goes wrong when we become addict.

What you and your children should know about commonly drugs? This presentation reviews the main different types of drugs and their effects.

Screens have become omnipresent and converging evidence points to strong relationships between them and major challenges during adolescence. This presentation reviews a few scientific facts.

This document discusses how parents and schools can regulate the usage of screens by children and teens.